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Dear Incoming Kindergarten Families,
Please take a few minutes to watch this kindergarten welcome from the Way staff. We look forward to seeing you in the fall.
Way Elementary School
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Dear Way Families,
Let’s spread #BookJoy and make this a spring/summer of reading to remember!
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The Annual Back to School Registration process for current families is open for the 2020-2021 school year. If your child is attending school (Kindergarten - 12th grade) in Bloomfield Hills Schools whether In-Person or Virtually for the 2020-2021 school year, you are required to register annually. For Step-by-Step directions please visit www.bloomfield.org/registration
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Join us on August 12, 2020, for Bloomfield Virtual Information Night from 6 - 7 p.m. at www.bloomfield.org/livestream. This event will also be recorded and available for later viewing.
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Registration is now open for students in grades K-8 who want to have fun while gaining science and technology skills through the Bloomfield Hills Schools award-winning robotics program.
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Next Pickup days: Thursday 8/6 & Monday 8/10
at Bloomfield Hills High School
All children (up to 18 years, or under 26 for adults with disabilities) are eligible to receive meals from BHS at this time.
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Bloomfield Hills Foundation awarded a grant to the Way Art Studio last year that allowed us to provide take home art studios! This grant was used to help your child continue to create outside of school and help guide you when assisting with your child's creative process. Several art take-home studios with how-to videos are available by signing up through SignUpGenius.
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All new 5th graders are encouraged to attend a special orientation designed especially for them on August 23 from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM at Bloomfield Hills Middle School. Meet your WEB Ambassadors, participate in some fun activities, tour BHMS and start new friendships!
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Dear Families: Welcome to Way Elementary! For those of you who are new to this school, we warmly welcome you into this big family. If you are new, we have a Way mentor to help you navigate our school and community. Please reach out to Lisa Grabowski via email at lisaggrabowski@gmail.com or 734.612.7880 for any help acclimating.
What Makes Our Elementary School Different?
Belief sets are at play in every school. Some refer to it as a vision, others to a mission. Setting aside outdated educational practices of the past, at Way Elementary we nurture a culture of thinking and compassion by embracing the Visible Thinking framework.
In This We Believe at Way Elementary
- Focusing students on the learning vs. the work
- Teaching for understanding vs. mere knowledge
- Encouraging deep vs. surface learning strategies
- Promoting independence vs. dependence
- Developing a growth vs. fixed mindset
Want to learn more about our elementary school? Please feel free to contact us for an appointment and tour.
Our job is not to make up anybody's mind, but to open minds and to make the agony of the decision making so intense you can escape only by thinking. - Fred Friendly
Kindergarten Orientation Video
A Window Into Way
Making Our Thinking Visible at Way — A Michigan Elementary School
It is often difficult to comprehend the extensive amount of thinking, learning, and understanding that is taking place inside your child’s classroom each and every day. A Window Into Way will provide you with snapshots of learning opportunities students are engaged in; experiences in which thinking is valued, visible and actively promoted. By making student’s thinking visible, we can better understand how our students are learning as well as their depth of understanding. Enjoy!
Building a Bridge Between Home and School
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Way Elementary School - Grounds (Excluding Athletic Fields), Way Elementary School - Parking Lot, Way Elementary School - Small Soccer Field 6v6
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Suggested Supply Lists 2019-2020
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Location
Way Elementary
765 West Long Lake Road
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302
Contact
Main: 248.341.7800
*Attendance: 248.341.7810
*(Includes early dismissals, late arrivals, absences and vacations)
Adam Scher, Principal
248.341.7800
AScher@bloomfield.org
Cindy Antonis, Secretary
248.341.7800
CAntonis@bloomfield.org
Jenny Rossi
Visible Thinking Coordinator
248.341.6639
JRossi@bloomfield.org
Building Hours
| Class | 9:05 a.m. - 3:55 p.m. |
| Half Days | 12:20 p.m. Dismissal |
| Latchkey |
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 3:55 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. |
| Office | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
| Bus Hotline: | 248.341.6290 @BHSBuses |
